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Devon to Buy Williston Basin Oil Assets in $5 Billion Deal

Devon Energy Corp. agreed to acquire the Williston Basin business of Grayson Mill Energy for $5 billion as consolidation continues in the U.S. oil patch.

July 8, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal Freight

Maersk Warns of Shipping Delays Due to Extreme Weather

A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S warned extreme weather conditions and a storm surge lashing the South African coast are expected to cause shipping delays.

July 8, 2024
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From the Kitchen To the Pump

Chevron is working with customers and suppliers to create a circular economy to produce biodiesel. Learn how used cooking oil, which may have ended up in a landfill, becomes biodiesel. Discover the powerful collaboration driving this economic model.

July 8, 2024
BusinessSafety

Sweet 15: XPO’s Sweeney Bound for NTDC Again

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — XPO tank truck driver Richard Sweeney reigned over a deep field to win the Massachusetts trucking championships in early June and advance to his 15th NTDC.

July 3, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Idaho Offers Alerts to Carriers of Driver Record Changes

The Idaho Transportation Department is offering motor carriers an online service that issues alerts about driving license changes, such as expiration dates for CDLs.

July 3, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Maintenance Costs Fell in Q1, Report From Decisiv, TMC Finds

The trucking industry saw combined parts and labor costs continue to trend downward during the first quarter, ATA's Technology & Maintenance Council and Decisiv revealed July 3 in a report.

July 3, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

GM to Forfeit Emissions Credits in Settlement With EPA

General Motors has agreed to settle allegations that nearly 6 million of its pickups and sport utility vehicles released more emissions than the company reported.

July 3, 2024
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Ford F-Series Pickup Sales Fall

Ford Motor Co.’s F-Series pickup truck sales dropped in the second quarter as the automaker slowly rolls out a redesign of its top-selling model to avoid quality problems and recalls.

July 3, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Houthi Threat Triggers Surge in Pirate Attacks Off Somalia

Attacks by Iran-backed Houthi militants on the Red Sea have reinvigorated piracy networks in Somalia, with criminal groups growing in both number and force, a European naval commander said.

July 3, 2024
BusinessEquipmentFuelLogistics

ATRI Report: Cost of Operating a Truck Up 6.6% in 2023

The total marginal cost of operating a truck in 2023 rose to a record $2.270 per mile despite fuel costs that fell by 8.8 cents per mile, the American Transportation Research Institute said.

July 3, 2024